Milton home surveillance system shows suspected burglar, police say

MILTON - Police are looking for a young woman who they say spent Tuesday evening ringing doorbells at homes in Milton and breaking in when no one answered.

Deputy Police Chief John King said the woman’s image was captured by a home surveillance system on Morton Terrace moments before she broke in and made off with cash, credit cards and cell phones. He said a nearby resident told police that a woman with a similar description rang her doorbell around the same time.

Police described the burglar as a young black woman with long dreadlocks who was carrying a dark-colored bag and wearing a tan or brown tank top with dark shorts. King said a Morton Road resident told police that the woman rang her doorbell around 6 p.m. and was peering into her windows when she went to answer the door.

The resident told police that the woman claimed that she was looking for a friend who was supposed to be babysitting in the area, King said. The resident said she only became suspicious when she heard that someone had broken into other homes in the area.

Around the same time, King said a home surveillance camera pointed at a porch on Morton Terrace recorded video of a woman ringing the doorbell and waiting about a minute before going inside. The woman left about two minutes later with a handbag and lunch bag filled with cell phones, cash and credit cards from the house, he said.

King said police believe the woman also stole an iPhone and cash from a building on Central Avenue.

Police are asking anyone with information about the burglaries to contact Detective Michael Dillon at 617-898-4809 or Milton police at 617-698-3800